Nov 2, 2020 | Culture, Leadership
When I was starting in ministry, I was very nostalgic and felt attached to the decades in which evangelicalism was thriving most easily in America, as if that were a better era in which to do ministry. Not only have I come to understand how that season was not a...
Aug 20, 2020 | Leadership
It’s just hard! Those are three of the nicest words I’ve ever heard. When you’re hurting and sad and you don’t even know exactly why you’re so sad, but someone, instead of offering solutions or guilt trips or “snap out of it” advice just comes along and validates what...
Nov 27, 2019 | Leadership, Living
When your pursuits aren’t aligned with your purpose, you’ll get frustrated and exhausted. That doesn’t mean there aren’t seasons of preparation, of waiting, or of doing something else temporarily until you can find the freedom to pursue what...
Sep 13, 2019 | Leadership
Charles Spurgeon is considered by most modern evangelicals to be one of the greatest preachers and pastors since the Reformation. But did you know that Spurgeon struggled with depression? To the point of contemplating suicide? He said, I could say with Job, ‘My soul...
Aug 27, 2019 | Leadership
If you’re going to be a great leader, you’re going to have to pass some big tests. It comes with the territory. You’ll walk through loss and loneliness. You’ll be questioned and criticized. You’ll lead through adversity and obstacles. But...
Jun 20, 2019 | Digital Leadership Podcast, Leadership
Have you ever hit a wall in your leadership? It’s that feeling that your organization should be growing… YOU should be growing, and the people around you should be growing, but everything feels stagnant. In this episode, we’ll talk about what to do...
May 21, 2019 | Leadership
This is the age of innovative ministry techniques and methodologies. We’re mad with creativity, which I love by the way, but at times we can be right in the midst of innovation and be missing out on developing something so much more vital – our souls. I...
May 8, 2019 | Digital Leadership Podcast, Leadership
Most of us fear the world around us, assuming it’s full of landmines and threats. But leaders see the world as being full of opportunities and ready to be explored and experienced. Which worldview is yours? Let’s think bigger and better about our...
May 2, 2019 | Digital Leadership Podcast, Leadership, Money
We are held back from our fullest potential for success by thoughts and beliefs rooted in error rather than truth. In this episode, we’ll talk about what the most common limiting beliefs are, where they come from, and how to overcome them! Listen Or Listen and...